Quite simply, the gluteal muscles should not be ignored. Good client education and proper languaging (see But How Do I Talk About It? page 68) can help you jump that hurdle. It seems worse than unwise to shy away from working on such an important group of muscles as the gluteals because of misplaced concern and unsubstantiated projection over client modesty. Any strong, functional muscle has the potential to be tight and restrictive. Not only is strengthening the gluteal muscles important, relaxing and aligning these muscles through bodywork is also crucial and should be part of any session. Let’s look at some of the kinesiology, anatomy, and therapeutic issues of the gluteals to understand why practicing a glute-free massage can be a detriment to your client. Working on the gluteals should not be confined to just clinical therapeutic work it should also be included in any full-body massage as a way to integrate the important connection, energetically and structurally, between the client’s lower and upper body. Simply put, I feel that neglecting to work on an area as important as the gluteals is a great disservice to our clients. Massage and Bodywork Magazine for the Visually Impaired - The Forgotten Muscles Back to Massage and Bodywork Issue List July/August 2015 Issue Back to July/August 2015 Article Listįor the past few years, I’ve grown used to virtually every food product-from high-fructose beverages to bacon-proudly proclaiming, “Gluten Free.” However, I never thought the day would come when the relatively new phenomenon of “Glute-Free Massage” would be an accepted practice, and I find it disturbing.
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